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Politics Research Colloquium
The Colloquium is the main department seminar series in Politics where research in progress is presented.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers:
Katerina Tertytchnaya (University of Oxford),
Alexander Kuo (University of Oxford),
Mihail Chiru (Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford)
Timing: Friday 1-2 PM (lunch from 12.30), in MRB Room C
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Talks:
Friday 24 October 2025
Racing through Election Cycles: The Political Consequences of the Tour de France
Date: 24 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Ala' Alrababah (Bocconi University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 31 October 2025
Varieties of Authoritarian Policymaking
Date: 31 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Emilia Simison (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 7 November 2025
Losers' Consent in Polarized Elections: Observational and Experimental Evidence
Date: 7 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Ignacio Jurado (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 14 November 2025
Musical Chairs: How Frequent Judge Transfers Shape Judicial Decision-Making in India (with Saloni Bhogale, Amit Jadhav)
Date: 14 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Rikhil Bhavnani (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 21 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 21 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Tugba Bozcaga (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 28 November 2025
Regime Loyalty during Wartime: Evidence from Nazi Germany
Date: 28 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Sascha Riaz (EUI)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 5 December 2025
Who Gets Protection from Protectionism? Evidence from the Buy American Act
Date: 5 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Hye Young You (Princeton University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 23 January 2025
Title TBC
Date: 23 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Kristin Michelitch (Institute for Advanced Study - Toulouse)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 30 January 2025
Title TBC
Date: 30 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Katharina Lawall (University of Reading)
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 6 February 2025
TBD
Date: 6 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Jane Green (Nuffield College-University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 13 February 2025
Title TBC
Date: 13 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Andrew Eggers (University of Chicago)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 27 February 2025
Title TBC
Date: 27 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni (DPIR-Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 6 March 2025
Title TBC
Date: 6 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
s:
Ferdinand Eibl (KCL),
Steffen Hertog (LSE)
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 13 March 2025
Title TBC
Date: 13 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Jeremy Bowles (UCL)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 1 May 2025
Title TBC
Date: 1 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Krzysztof Krakowski (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Holly Omand,
Alexander Kuo,
Rebecca Freeman,
Ekaterina Rebinskaya,
Mihail Chiru,
Nichola Anderson
